Water table variations on different land use units in a drained tropical peatland island of Indonesia |
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Author: | Ismail, Ismail1,2; Torabi Haghighi, Ali1; Marttila, Hannu1; |
Organizations: |
1Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, Pentti Kaiteran Katu 1, Oulu 90014, Finland 2Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Agro Street 1, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.2 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021120158059 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
IWA Publishing,
2021
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Publish Date: | 2021-12-01 |
Description: |
AbstractRestoration and water table control on peatlands to limit fire risk are national priorities in Indonesia. The present study was initiated at Padang Island, Sumatra, to increase understanding on peatland hydrology in the tropic. At the pilot site, water table and precipitation were monitored at different stations. The results show variation in water table depths (WTDs) over time and space due to spatial and temporal variability in rain intensity and drainage networks. In part of the island, large-scale drainage for plantations led to deep WTD (−1.8 m) and high WTD recession rates (up to 3.5 cm/day). Around villages, farm-scale drainages had a smaller impact with a lower recession rate (up to 1.8 cm/day) and shallow WTD, typically below −0.4 m, the threshold for sustainable peatland management in Indonesia. The recession rates levelled off at 1.0 cm/day near the drained forest/plantation and at 0.5 cm/day near the farm. Deeper layers had much lower specific yield (Sy), 0.1 at −1.5 m depth, compared with top peat soils with Sy up to 0.3. Proximity to drainages extended discharge flow to deeper layers. The results highlighted the severity of peatland drainage impact on most coastal zones of Padang Island, which have intensive drainage networks. see all
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Series: |
Hydrology research |
ISSN: | 1998-9563 |
ISSN-E: | 2224-7955 |
ISSN-L: | 1998-9563 |
Volume: | 52 |
Issue: | 6 |
Pages: | 1372 - 1388 |
DOI: | 10.2166/nh.2021.062 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.2166/nh.2021.062 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
1171 Geosciences |
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Funding: |
This study on Padang Island was a collaborative project by the Indonesian restoration agency (BRG) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), while this article was prepared together with the University of Oulu through WaterPeat project funded by EU WaterJPI program and KONE Foundation, Finland. |
Copyright information: |
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